Cech told chelseafc.com: "We had a very good start. Manchester United started with a defeat but are now top and City had a very good victory because losing 1-0 you think Tottenham might get something out of the game but they managed to win and now have the advantage over us. Its early days and we still have to play them in two weeks, which will be a big game for both teams.

"I think we have what it takes to win trophies and challenge the best teams in Europe and the Premier League but you have to win your games. We are still getting experience and I believe we will improve every game. We've hit a difficult two or three games where we didn't win and this isn't what we wanted but you can see we are progressing as a team."